schwere Flak-Abteilung 403 (o)

Formed 26 Aug 1939 in Bochum from parts of I./Flak-Regiment 4, with 1. - 5. Batterien (1. - 3. schwere, 4. - 5. leichte). Until Jul 1942 known as Res.Flak-Abt. 403.

Reorganised as a schwere Abteilung in late 1942 with 3 Batterien:

4./gem.403 became 3./881
5./gem.403 became 4./881

Disbanded Jun 1943:

1./s.403 was destroyed in Tunisia (May 1943)
2./s.403 became 1./304
3./s.403 became 1./Flak-Erdkampfschule Süd

Reformed Jul 1943 in Düsseldorf as s.Flak-Abt. 403 (o) with 3 Batterien.

4. - 6./s.403 was formed in late 1943:

4./s.403 from s.Flak-Bttr.zbV 5727
5./s.403 from s.Flak-Bttr.zbV 5728
6./s.403 from s.Flak-Bttr.zbV 5729

In Sep 1944 6./s.403 became b.mot, and moved to Hungary.

In Dec 1944 5./s.403 became 3./803.

Service:

• 1939/43 in Luftgau VI
• Dec 1942 in Neapel and Tunis
• May 1943 in Tunisia (1./s.403)
• 1 Nov 1943 in Düsseldorf under 4. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 24)
• 1 Jan 1944 in Düsseldorf under 4. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 24)
• 1 Feb 1944 in Düsseldorf under 4. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 24)
• 1 Mar 1944 in Düsseldorf under 4. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 24)
• 1 Apr 1944 in Düsseldorf under 4. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 24)
  • in Wuppertal under 4. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 120) [5./s.403]
• 1 May 1944 in Berlin-West under 1. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 126)
  • in Wien under 24. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 102) [6./s.403]
• 1 Jun 1944 in Berlin-West under 1. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 126)
  • in Stettin under Luftgau III (Stab/Flak-Regiment 3) [3.-4./s.403]
  • in Wien under 24. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 98) [6./s.403]
• 1 Jul 1944 in Dresden under 2. Flak-Brigade (Stab/Flak-Regiment 138) [Stab, 1.-2., 5./s.403]
  • in Stettin under Luftgau III (Stab/Flak-Regiment 3) [3.-4./s.403]
  • in Wien under 24. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 98) [6./s.403]
• 1 Aug 1944 in Dresden under 2. Flak-Brigade (Stab/Flak-Regiment 138) [Stab, 1.-2., 5./s.403]
  • in Stettin under Luftgau III (Stab/Flak-Regiment 3) [3.-4./s.403]
  • in Wien under 24. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 98) [6./s.403]
• 1 Sep 1944 in Dresden under 14. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 138) [Stab, 1.-2., 5./s.403]
  • in Stettin under 6. Flak-Brigade (Stab/Flak-Regiment 3) [3./s.403 under Stab/s.437; 4./s.403 under Stab/s.474]
  • in Wien under 24. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 98) [6./s.403 under Stab/s.288]
• 1 Oct 1944 in Dresden under 14. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 138) [Stab, 1.-2., 5./s.403]
  • in Stettin under 6. Flak-Brigade (Stab/Flak-Regiment 3) [3./s.403 under Stab/s.154; 4./s.403 under Stab/s.605]
  • in Hungary under 15. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 133) [6./s.403 (b.mot.)]
• 1 Nov 1944 in Dresden under 14. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 138) [Stab, 1.-2., 5./s.403]
  • in Stettin under 6. Flak-Brigade (Stab/Flak-Regiment 3) [3./s.403 under Stab/s.154; 4./s.403 under Stab/s.605]
  • in Hungary under 17. Flak-Brigade [6./s.403 (b.mot.) under Stab/s.803]
• 1 Dec 1944 in Dresden under 14. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 138) [Stab, 1.-2., 5./s.403]
  • in Stettin under 6. Flak-Brigade (Stab/Flak-Regiment 3) [3./s.403 under Stab/s.154; 4./s.403 under Stab/s.605]
  • in Hungary under 15. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 133) [6./s.403 (b.mot.)]